Responsibilities

• Organizational Leadership
• - Serve as a strategic advisor and thought partner to the President and executive leadership team.
• - Develop Gotham FC's long-term Community Engagement strategy aligned with the club's business, brand, and growth objectives.
• - Establish long-term strategies for Social Impact, Youth Soccer and Support Relations that align with and add to Gotham FC's overarching long-term strategy.
• - Position community engagement as a strategic driver of fan acquisition, attendance growth, supporter development, and long-term brand affinity.
• - Partner closely with the Chief Operating Officer and External Affairs leadership to align community engagement initiatives with Gotham FC's broader civic engagement, government relations, and regional growth strategies.
• - Collaborate closely with Ticketing, Marketing, Communications, Partnerships, Gameday Operations, Soccer Operations, and HR to ensure Gotham FC's community engagement efforts support organizational priorities and create a seamless experience for community partners, supporters, and fans.
• - Manage departmental budgets, resource allocation, staffing, and long-term planning.
• - Develop measurable KPIs to evaluate community impact, supporter growth, and youth soccer engagement..
• - Build scalable operating processes, planning frameworks, and organizational structures that support continued growth.

Requirements

• 10+ years of progressive leadership experience in community engagement, external affairs, youth sports, grassroots development, supporter engagement, social impact, or related fields.
• Demonstrated success leading and developing high-performing, cross-functional teams in a fast-paced, high-growth environment, with a strong track record of coaching leaders and building organizational capacity.
• Soccer industry experience strongly preferred.
• Experience working within the NYC metropolitan area is preferred, but not required. Familiarity with the region's communities, youth sports ecosystem, and stakeholder landscape is a plus.
• Proven success developing strategic partnerships across nonprofit, civic, educational, youth sports, and community organizations.
• Strong understanding of youth sports ecosystems and community engagement strategies.
• Experience collaborating with government, civic, or public-sector stakeholders preferred.
• Experience building scalable organizational processes and operational frameworks.
• Experience managing budgets and leading cross-functional initiatives.
• Experience working directly with executive leadership teams, ownership groups, or Boards preferred.

Preferred

• Soccer industry experience strongly preferred.
• Experience working within the NYC metropolitan area is preferred, but not required.
• Familiarity with the region's communities, youth sports ecosystem, and stakeholder landscape is a plus.
• Experience collaborating with government, civic, or public-sector stakeholders preferred.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental & Vision benefit plans available for Employee & Family, Employee funded 401(k) option